Constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army as Company A, 30th Infantry

            Organized 16 March 1901 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California

            (30th Infantry assigned 21 November 1917 to the 3d Division; relieved 12 January 1940 from assignment to the 3d Division; assigned 15 May 1940 to the 3d Division [later redesignated as the 3d Infantry Division]; relieved 6 April 1951 from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division; assigned 2 December 1954 to the 3d Infantry Division)

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 30th Infantry, and remained assigned to the 3d Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)

            Reorganized and redesignated 10 July 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry

            Inactivated 16 June 1989 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division

            Assigned 16 August 1992 to the 3d Infantry Division and activated in Germany

            Inactivated 15 January 1994 in Germany

            Activated 16 February 1996 at Fort Benning, Georgia

            Relieved 16 March 2004 from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division and assigned to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division

            Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment

            Relieved 16 July 2006 from assignment to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division, and assigned to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

DECORATIONS

              Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered SICILY

              Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MOUNT ROTUNDO

            *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BESANCON, FRANCE

            *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered COLMAR

            *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003

            *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BAGHDAD 2007

            *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010

            *Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996

            *French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered CHAMPAGNE-MARNE

            *French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered COLMAR

            *French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: